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ThaBirdCoot
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First off all you should go & hunt. Bird feathers in Lemoyne yield plenty of cash(spoonbill, heron, owls at night ect. while you're at it kill Alligators small & big at sight. Easy Money. But you better get to it if you want to start investing any time in Online and have a little cash on hand because we might not know, these prices can be nerfed at any moment, maybe even next "update". If St.Denis is too crowded, avoid the butcher there and go to Rhodes.

You should opt for the off hand holster definetly, however dual sawn off's might not be so effective I recommend volcanic, schofield or even cattleman it is surprisingly powerful in some circumstances.

Buy only ability cards that suit your playstyle, for now. Good ones being Never without one & Slow and steady to avoid the constant headshot threat by other players. Also winning streak to do more damage consecutively to a same target. Make sure that if you bought them, you still run them equipped to get the ability to upgrade to the next tier after reaching the required xp.

Lancaster is a must buy imo, and also Bolt action is not bad and affordable for a low ranked player. Springfield only unlocks after level 40. So yeah, makes no sense for you right now to even consider. Story missions are 8 in total so if you played a bit you most likely done close to all of them. Some require different honor levels to unlock however. Never go see Old man Jones and don't buy anything at your camp for Cripps, they are just gold/cash drains.

Do strangers with a posse, which hugely increases chance of success but be vary these are very glitched atm. and always keep an eye on awards/challenges that give very easy xp, and can be done in game modes, free roam and missions. Some easy to start off with are collecting herbs and selling and also getting dynamite and go "fishing" sorta...

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jstev4610
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Im level 91 now and have been rolling the pump shotgun, bolt action, Varmint rifle and volcanic pistol since I started. Added to that the sawed off shotgun in offhand holster, another dual wield volcanic, Lancaster, and Litchfield. My load out is now the sawed off, one volcanic, pump shotgun and bolt action. The bloom on the litchfield is terrible. Lancaster is a mix of pistol speed and bolt power. I put more people down on my horse with the pump than anything. The varmint is necessary for hunting birds and small animals, great in pvp but it just feels like a dirty way to do it. I mostly hunt and run missions, use never without one, don’t care about my deadeye but it’s slippery bastard, use the 75 percent stamina power buff, and rotate out a health regen and the horseback power buff. Currently trying out winning streak in that third rotation. I would upgrade those main cards before buying anything other than the pump shotgun. If you’re leveling up fast pass on the split point ammo recipe and go straight for the express ammo unlock.

pay attention to the weapon affinity, makes a giant difference with the bolt action. Work in resetting your buckle challenges for xp, quickest is selling herbs, second is probably dynamiting fish. I think once you hit level 31? You’re pretty set on everything other than horses. I wouldn’t spend any money on a horse until you can unlock any war horse for cash, but horses are a very preferential thing.

skip stowing pelts, they’re selling is glitched and you lose them from griefers. Shoot as many birds as you can and sell their feathers. The st denis north run is good, so are the holding ponds. Boars and alligators give you a good variety of items in the satchel to sell, up to three meats and teeth. Alligators are also an easy 15xp per. Birds 10 and can get 100xp from a good size flock.

id posse up with you but I’m mountain time us. Posses are the way to go, I spent almost all my time out of one and the griefing would be painful now if I wasn’t able to defend myself.

ps. I absolutely loathe the cards we have in this game, I wish they would be pulled.

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One more thing, max out your health stamina and dead eye. I fished to max out my health, took a while. Bought a special spinner with gold, and that was the only thing I used to fish ever. Actually maybe the only thing I think I would rebuy again with gold other than weapon customization.

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hotrats773
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If money is your desire, get a fishing pole and catch fish. You can store 10 of each type (more if you dynamite them). If some griefing scumbag decides to mess with you, you won't lose a thing.

Pelts are a waste of time. Shoot for meat only and let the critters rot. Chances are you have a horse who will run off at the slightest provocation (a light breeze, an incline, a fly buzzing around) and lose all you pelts.

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Definitely agree you should concentrate on satchel-stored stuff when hunting but there's no good reason not to put pelts and carcasses on your horse when you've got them. Some will be lost to disconnects and bad horse spawns and grief and whatnot but the ones that make it to the butcher (and sell properly) are more money than you'd have had otherwise. You lose nothing by carrying them when you've already taken the time to kill and skin.

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Definitely agree you should concentrate on satchel-stored stuff when hunting but there's no good reason not to put pelts and carcasses on your horse when you've got them. Some will be lost to disconnects and bad horse spawns and grief and whatnot but the ones that make it to the butcher (and sell properly) are more money than you'd have had otherwise. You lose nothing by carrying them when you've already taken the time to kill and skin.

Yep, in any crowded session defintely just scrap pelts, maybe carcasses still worth a go. But like you said between totally random disconnects, horse sometimes despawning ect. most of it ain't worth the time and effort to load up a full horse or even two.

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Yep, in any crowded session defintely just scrap pelts, maybe carcasses still worth a go. But like you said between totally random disconnects, horse sometimes despawning ect. most of it ain't worth the time and effort to load up a full horse or even two.

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I would save money till level 20's and get a good horse when there. def upgrade all the guns that you do use tho. I mainly use the bolt or lancaster and the pump shotty for up close. wouldnt spend $ on more expensive pistols until high enough level to duel wield

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I have yet to have both to compare. I like 1 hit power and i like fast reload and fire rate.

My question is are the higher fire rates, reload speeds, and damage stats very much significant to make a real difference?
My choice would be the Bolt Action for faster over power. Slow loading can equal fast death.
However i would take the Springfield if the higher power of the Springfield is more noticeable than is the faster speed specs the Bolt Action has.
Actual in game performance of range and accuracy is not an issue here unless one suffers an accuracy/range bug.

I ask those questions because on paper specs do not always equal real game performance.